Retired Members
Annual Mailing for Pensioner Members
We will be sending a mailing to all of our pensioner members starting on 13 April 2010. This mailing will provide your annual payslip, your P60 and a pension update.
We expect our telephone lines to be very busy during the period of the mailing. If you try to contact the Pensions Helpline with any query, please be patient. We will try to answer your call as quickly as possible.
If you have not received your mailing by 30 April 2010, please contact the Pensions Helpline.
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Are You Changing Address or Bank/Building Society Details?
It is essential that you keep the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund informed of any changes of:
name
home address
bank/ building society
bank/ building society account number
bank/ building society sort code
If you are moving house or changing banking details please contact us. It may delay payment of your pension if we are not informed of the above immediately. Any changes taken from Wednesday 7 July can only be processed for the August instalment of your pension. Please note the latest date which we can accept a change of bank or building society for the August 2010 pension payment is Wednesday 4 August 2010. Any changes received after this date can only be processed for the September 2010 instalment of your pension.
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Pension Pay Dates For 2010
18 January 2010 |
16 July 2010 |
16 February 2010 |
16 August 2010 |
16 March 2010 |
16 September 2010 |
16 April 2010 |
18 October 2010 |
17 May 2010 |
16 November 2010 |
16 June 2010 |
16 December 2010 |
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Pensions Increase
The Government approves the rate of increase for all public service pensions and state scheme benefits. The pension increase is set by reference to the Retail Price Index. It does not reflect the performance of the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund. Your pension will be increased each April if you:
· are aged 55 or over
· retired on ill health grounds
· are receiving a widow's, widower's or child's pension
If you do not fall into one of these groups, your pension will still attract the increase, but it will not be paid until your 55th birthday.
A table of the last six years pension increase is below:
Date of Increase |
Increase (%) |
11 April 2005 |
3.1 |
10 April 2006 |
2.7 |
9 April 2007 |
3.6 |
7 April 2008 |
3.9 |
6 April 2009 |
5.0 |
12 April 2010 |
0.0 |
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Tax Queries
If you have any queries with regards to the deduction of tax, please contact our Payroll Section on telephone number 0191 424 4320 who will be happy to deal with your query.
If you wish to contact the tax office concerning your tax code, the Northumbria Area office deals with Tyne and Wear Pension Fund pensioners.The contact details are shown below:
Northumbria Area
Aidan House
All Saints Business Centre
Newcastle, NE1 2TT
Tel: 0845 302 1456
web site: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
Please quote the tax reference 504/15018 and your National Insurance number.
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The Pensioners' guide is part of The Department for Work and Pensions website. It is aimed specifically at pensioners and gives information on a wide range of government entitlements and services.
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Pensions and Divorce
If you divorce and your pension is taken into account within the divorce settlement, the Pension Fund may charge you for dealing with your case.
Please click below to see a list of our charges:
Charges - Pensions and Divorce
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Data Protection Statement
To view our Data Protection Statement, please click below:
Data Protection Statement (10.68KB)